Jean Valjean Leaves Porn, Really Gets Things Cooking

If you happen to be the kind of person who views the adult industry's male talent as more than just a life support system for a penis, then you may remember a young French stud named Jean Valjean.

You may also be wondering why Valjean—who landed AVN's Male Foreign Performer of the Year Award in 2007—hasn't been in much porn lately. Well, have we got the answer for you!

Valjean—now known as Emmanuel DelCour—abandoned the world of "Island Fever" and "Big Tit Show"s to pursue a more mainstream dream: being a (non-pornographic) actor. Also, cooking; as anyone who watched Bravo's "Chef Academy" can tell you.

On our end, we miss Jean's pornographic exploits...but we do wish Emmanuel luck, and hope he graduates from "Chef Academy" with honors.

· Chef Academy's Emmanuel DelCour is porn star Jean Valjean (belowthebelt.unzipped.net)
· Image from "Jack's Asian Adventure 2" courtesy of Digital Playground (digitalplayground.com)